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CVE-2019-5425

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

In Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch X v1.1.0 and prior, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands over the SSH interface bypassing the CLI interface, which allow them to escalate privileges to root.

Affected products

• Ui Edgeswitch X: through 1.1.0

References

• https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX-Updates-Blog/EdgeMAX-EdgeSwitch-X-software-release-v1-1-1/ba-p/2731137
• https://hackerone.com/reports/511025
• https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX-Updates-Blog/EdgeMAX-EdgeSwitch-X-software-release-v1-1-1/ba-p/2731137
• https://hackerone.com/reports/511025

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